Overview: NWO is the main funder of scientific research at universities and institutes through subsidies and research programmes.
Only four firms, compared with about three dozen in 1970, have contraceptive-research programmes.
Indeed, the report recommends opening domestic research programmes to foreign firms, to take advantage of bright ideas from abroad.
Another, more selfish worry is that governments which buy Earth Networks' products will close down their existing research programmes.
The Department will start with a two-year Master's programme in journalism and communication while research programmes are planned for the future.
They questioned the dean of the university about his staff and their research programmes - but he refused their demand for a private interview, the first of its kind, Mr Amin said.
The new centre will design and conduct international cooperative research programmes, offer professional training programmes, provide technical assistance, develop effective policy tools and foster networking and cooperation among governments, academia and industry.
Complementing these efforts are research programmes at home.
Davies said that there was "mounting evidence" of the economic benefit research programmes can have in terms of attracting multi-national companies, but conceded that Welsh universities, in this sense, had "been slow in making this happen".
This research must integrate across existing research programmes and disciplines, across all domains of research, across the North and South, include local knowledge systems, and be co-designed and implemented with input from governments, civil society, research funders and the private sector.
Exelixis and Maxygen, two firms applying their technology to agricultural ends, had successful stockmarket flotations in the past year, largely because they also have human-health research programmes that allow them to be seen more as medical biotechnology firms than as agricultural ones.
As such, they form an essential component of marine observing systems established as part of the World Weather Watch, the World Climate Research Programme, the Global Ocean Observing System, the Global Climate Observing System and other meteorological and oceanographic operational and research programmes.
Companies which lost money in their youth building their research and development programmes have now turned profitable.
The National Institute for Space Research has two programmes that measure deforestation.
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It lends money to the public and private sectors for projects of European interest, such as cohesion of EU regions, support for small businesses, transport projects and research and development programmes.
Ability for research and technical assistance programmes in the field of educational development, educational policy analysis, planning and management.
All documents relating to nuclear, chemical, biological and missile programmes and research, whether military or civilian, were to be given up.
Yet, tempting as it is to blow the Buffett billions on bolstering these programmes, research also has a claim on the pot.
He did not rule it out, but said they would lose a lot of public funding - for teaching, "possibly" for research, for capital programmes - "so it would be a very serious step for any university to take".
'promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, services and capacity building, in order to learn more about the nature and resources of the ocean and coastal areas and to apply that knowledge for the improvement of management, sustainable development and protection of the marine environment and the decision-making process of its Member States'.
Its mission is to promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, services and capacity building to learn more about the nature and resources of the oceans and coastal areas, and to apply this knowledge to improved management, sustainable development and protection of the marine environment and the decision making processes of its 144 Member States.
The trust focuses on rhino management programmes, scientific research and raising public awareness.
These programmes concentrate on research, management and services, capacity building, education and training.
UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Environmental Science
In order to manage its way out of the crisis, the STFC announced its intention to close certain programmes and cut research grants.
UNESCO-IOC has for over 50 years been promoting international cooperation and coordinating programmes in marine research, services, observation systems, hazard mitigation, and capacity development in order to understand and effectively manage the resources of the ocean and coastal areas.
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC) promotes international cooperation and coordinates programmes in marine research, services, observation systems, hazard mitigation and capacity development in order to learn more and better manage the nature and resources of the ocean and coastal areas.
The study showed that during the 1970s, an economics professor from a random university, outside the top 25 programmes, would double his research productivity by moving to Harvard.
The IOC was established in 1960 as a body with functional autonomy within UNESCO with the purpose to promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in ocean and coastal research, services and capacity building.
Juan Pablo Fusi, of the Ortega Institute, a postgraduate school, points out that the past 30 years have seen a deluge of detailed research, conferences, debates and television programmes on every aspect of the war and the repression.
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It undertakes staff development and training programmes in peace pedagogy and peace research methods at partner universities and is working to lead the establishment of the first ever African Peace University.
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